NuTone model 861 - what the heck is it?
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Comments (11)Thanks audio mixer. The HVAC in the house underwent at least a couple of major revisions, floor furnace, baseboard electric, 3 ph water-chilled cooling and finally gas furnace with integral split system cooling when we bought it. Now, we have mini splits. The electric baseboard is coming out, but since gas got cheap, we might keep the furnace functional for a while. The bath was carved out of other space at some point and has a wall-mounted electric heater that is probably original to that room so a heater in the ceiling would be a liability. The former owner was an electrician and there is a lot of salvaged stuff around. In this case, it might not have been a salvaged appliance, but got at a low price as an overstock or return. I suspect so since the similar light/fan/heater? in the lav probably only ever had the light working and might have been bought under similar circumstances. They are nice-looking and robust units in good shape after many decades. I live near the LA Gulf coast so it is hot and HUMID here. I am planning on sealing the attic and insulating the roof deck so venting to the outside eventually will be mandatory even though everything goes to the attic now with no apparent problems. Thanks for the links. I bet that unit pictured in the book is the one in the lav! The one I've taken apart is laid out a little differently. I might do some head-scratching to see if I can mentally reconstruct how it worked. Note that the diagram unit has two blowers while the description of function in the book notes only one motor....See MoreStyle: is period still OK when it's all new? discuss
Comments (35)Great thread idea, circuspeanut, and interesting thoughts all. On Mad Men, we watched several epis (with great anticipation) and never went back, we didn't care for the acting, the writing or the whole misogynistic tone, yech. Being baby boomer/gen x cusp types, I do remember some of the iconic design stuff (appliances, lighting), but thankfully I grew up in the boonies, so the whole suburb thing is lost on me. The razor blade disposal doesn't bother me at all, in fact, I prefer that to the plastic and gel encased blade pods you can buy (for a small forture!) and not recycle. And WRT town dumps, I am again showing my rube status, but our town has one, and most everyone uses it, there is no curbside pickup by our town or county, those who do have curbside contract with private companies. Finally, the initial question, I think it transitions into set design when, well, props are used extensively and pretend to be authentically used items. Consider the old fashioned mixer with mint green bowl on the counter (when the brand new Viking is in the cab, or worse yet, no actual mixer is ever used cuz no actual cooking is ever done), that feels inauthentic to me, but having a collection of old fashioned graters on the wall as a decorative feature feels OK, probably cuz they are decorative pure and simple and not trying to get anyone to think they really use the old Mixmaster. I appreciate retro design, but I would never want it to be "just like grannie's", and I don't think most folks would either. ITA that the appliances are a dead giveaway, but other factors can be the number of windows, lighting, ceiling height, etc. I am not a purist tho, and happily mix antiques with vintage and new stuff and don't worry about it, maybe purists need it to be seamless. Great discussion and pics, all. sandyponder...See MoreHelp with Retirement home plans, please!
Comments (62)Thank you ever so much, Felix. I am sure that BIL will all of your and everyone’s suggestions this week. Felix, you have gone way beyond he norm in providing ideas, schematics etc and it is throughly appreciated. My computer skills consist of ‘googling‘, I am sure you have spent considerable time and effort in doing these drawings. Hopefully, others will benefit from this as well. May I ask your background, and out of simple curiosity, approximately where are you located? I am at a loss for words at the generosity of folks on this thread and in fact on this forum itself. I have followed and commented on this forum for a few years now and am always awestruck by the collective wisdom and kindness of home building “forumites.” Many of you have an awesome sense of humour as well, which is sorely needed and welcome in these difficult times. Sincerely, thank you! Paula...See MoreHelp with 60" Range Hood - No options?
Comments (33)You need a good HVAC person to do zoning correctly as there are a lot of details to get right, especially with duct design. If they screw it up and start telling you things like 'well, that's at the end of a run' or 'it's impossible to get rooms even temps' then you've some serious problems that could have been avoided. We have two HVAC systems each with furnace, AC, humidifier, dehumidifier and ERV. MUA's are all on one system. Each system has 3 zones using zone dampers and control is handled by a Honeywell/Residio zone controller and prestige IAQ redlink thermostats. The Honeywell/Resideo zone controller and Redlink system has proven surprisingly antiquated, unreliable and problematic. Unfortunately the Lennox system was worse. System 1: LL, Main North, 2nd North System 2: Main South, 2nd South, Loft Bypass is a quite general term so I'm not sure what you're referring to. We were supposed to be able to run ventilation from our HA system (C4) but that's proven a failed promise from Resideo. The idea was to use CO2 sensors in bedrooms and a couple of other places to run ventilation when necessary. If I'd know better we'd have installed CERV or Zehnder ERVs. Anytime possible we turn off all HVAC systems and open windows. We had planed to install a Whole House Fan to use w/ open windows but the local code inspector had heart palpitations over that saying it would kill people....See MoreAMS
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